Principal Specialist, Scheduling

Date Posted:

2025-05-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA101: Andover MA 350 Lowell St Essex 350 Lowell Street Essex, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. 

Raytheon Execution Operations has an opportunity for a Production Control Scheduling Specialist in the Andover, Ma, Hardware Integration Center (HWIC) work center. The successful candidate has a working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems in a manufacturing environment and utilizes data-driven decision making to enable effective material and workforce forecasting. This role requires successful daily interaction with cross functional teams, programs, and business units to maintain and meet organizational goals and objectives. These groups include Production Control,  Planning, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing/Test/Design Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain, Finance, and Maintenance Operations.

The individual in this role will need to quickly develop credibility and influence while leveraging interpersonal skills, aligning the operations’ execution plan to meet critical customer deadlines with supply chain strategies and financial targets. Achieving/exceeding goals using CORE and lean methodologies are critical performance criteria for this position. You will foster a working environment that promotes safety, security, compliance, and quality while achieving overall customer requirements.  You will actively establish, lead, and participate in continuous improvement projects within Raytheon, as well as, at the enterprise level. 

What You Will Do

• Material Availability Analysis, Tracking, and Reporting 
• Manage Kit Readiness including working with cross-functional team in BOM, Material Master, Process Engineering, Operations, and Document Control 
• Releasing production orders in MRP system and confirming in shop floor system 
• Coordinating kitting process with multiple stores and consolidation areas 
• Provide production floor support including replacement part management, shop floor material staging, Work in Progress (WIP) movement through shared resource areas, completion of units in shop floor and MRP system, delivery to next step (inventory or shipment), and meeting MRP schedule 
• Controlling the physical disposition of nonconforming or specially handled material including Return to Vendor, purged material, WIP STOP per contractual restrictions, and configuration of components/sub-assemblies as required 
• Maintaining integrity of the shop floor, MRP, and inventory systems through key performance metrics 
• Processing piece part movement to support internal build requirements through subcontractors, internal shared resources, and other Raytheon Technologies facilities.  
• This will be an onsite role.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years relevant experience.
• Experience to include planning, scheduling, production control, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, finance, project management or a related field.
• Experience with MRP and/or SAP

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of lean or six sigma project implementations.
• SAP PRISM experience
• Experience with Wave track and in Material and Inventory Control-type systems such as Kanban, SMI, Continuous Flow Manufacturing
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook)

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.
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